flags

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Protesters gathered on a sandy beach facing azure waters, some waving red Albanian flags, others carrying inflatable flamingos -- the movement’s symbol -- while chanting "cancel the project!"

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Goodwin cites the Raising the Colours flag campaign last summer when flags flew from motorway bridges.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Putin said he wasn’t planning any meetings with members of the U.S. delegation, but they were all given pins of American flags in the form of a matryoshka, or Russian nesting doll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Is it enough to merit the risk of an untested outsider with more than a few red flags, a talent for attracting bad press, and enough jagged edges to crack a lobster shell?

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Leaves snapped in the breeze like little flags.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles